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Thank you for that. I am conscious of the time, but I want to raise again the question of who was approached for advice in the consultation. It appears to have been quite limited, unfortunately. I know that the minister has undertaken to review that on a number of matters, which is extremely helpful.

That is helpful.

Thank you for that evidence. I take my privilege as convener to go first in asking questions.

As you stated, the primary purpose of the group is to collect and recognise the value of case studies. That is a hugely important way of finding out the actuality in relation to the use of medicinal cannabis. Do you expect that there will be a significant number of case studies on which the CPG can base further research and gather evidence?

As there are no further questions, the committee will now move to a decision on the proposed CPG, and the committee clerks will be in touch with our outcome in due course. Thank you for coming along this morning and expressing the views and opinions of what, we hope, will be the new CPG.

That is helpful, thank you. Although it crosses several areas, the CPG is almost unique in its ability to bring those areas together and to follow the process around the whole system.

Do members have any comments on the proposed CPG on medicinal cannabis?

We have come to the end of the questions. Thank you for attending. On the procedure, we will deal with the registration under a separate agenda item. You are more than welcome to stay for that, but we will hear evidence on another proposed cross-party group first. If you are not here by the time we move on, we will, of course, be in touch. Thank you for your time this morning.

Absolutely. The response from the minister will be passed round all committee members and we will be able to talk about whether we are satisfied.

I am grateful to you. I hope that you are open to some questions from the committee. I will take the convener’s privilege by starting. As you hinted in your statement, the cross-party group’s subject matter is enormous and covers many areas. Indeed, its areas of interest overlap with those of a significant number of other cross-party groups. In the application, you identify the unique concept that warrants very specific consideration for the circular economy. Would you like the opportunity to go into that in a bit more detail?

Would you like to come back on that, Edward?